Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
669
699
662
636
682
549
686
444
346
281
192
155
107
75
70
59
62
48
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50PM3.15m
4:47AM3.48m
5:35PM2.98m
5:33AM3.27m
6:19PM2.81m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.61m
11:10AM0.16m
11:17PM0.76m
11:56AM0.43m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
4
4
6
7
10
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
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